Oil pipeline bombed by gunmen in southeast Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- An armed group blasted an oil pipeline Saturday in Yemen's restive southeastern province of Shabwa, as part of a string of explosions targeting the energy sector in Yemen, a government official told Xinhua.

The armed group blew up the pipeline that transfers Yemen's liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Gulf of Aden export terminal, in the area of Rudhum in Shabwa province, the local government said on condition of anonymity.

The huge blast, which is the latest in a series of explosions during the past few months, disrupted oil flows, the government source said.